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FZNT02 KNHC 042044
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST                                              
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL  
2230 UTC MON AUG 04 2014

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

PAN PAN

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND 
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 1800 UTC MON AUG 04.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC TUE AUG 05.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1800 UTC WED AUG 06.

.WARNINGS.

.HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 29.4N 73.6W 998 MB AT 2100 UTC AUG 04
MOVING N OR 360 DEG AT 16 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT
GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 30 NM W
SEMICIRCLE...120 NM NE QUADRANT AND 100 NM SE QUADRANT. SEAS 12
FT OR GREATER WITHIN 120 NM W SEMICIRCLE...180 NM NE QUADRANT
AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS 27 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM 
NE AND WITHIN 90 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT. REMAINDER WATERS WITHIN 240 NM N AND WITHIN 150 NM S 
SEMICIRCLES OF CENTER WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED 
SWELL. SCATTERED TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM SE SEMICIRCLE.  
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE BERTHA NEAR 34.7N 70.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN RADIUS OF
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER. FORECAST 
WATERS N OF 29N BETWEEN 67W AND 75W SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS
TO 10 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM BERTHA NEAR 40.0N 62.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...150 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 30 NM NW QUADRANT. CONDITIONS N OF AREA 
.72 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL BERTHA NEAR 47.0N
50.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE.
.96 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL BERTHA NEAR 49.0N
37.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT.
.120 HOUR FORECAST POST-TROPICAL EXTRATROPICAL BERTHA NEAR 49.0N
24.0W. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.
                    
.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST. 

.ATLC 06 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.30 HOUR FORECAST S OF 21N BETWEEN 71W AND 74W NE TO E
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CARIBBEAN FROM 11N TO 14N BETWEEN 70W AND 76W NE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 11N TO 17.5N BETWEEN
71W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.06 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11.5N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 77W NE
TO E WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N
TO 17N BETWEEN 71W AND 81W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT
IN E SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 17N BETWEEN 72W AND 75W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N
TO 16N BETWEEN 71W AND 82W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 10 FT
IN E SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.